C3 AI

C3 AI

C3.ai, Inc.

Redwood City, California, United States

Defense Software & AIC4ISRNaval SystemsMRO & LogisticsDual-use
Founded 2009Software DeveloperSupplies Land Forces, Air Forces, Naval Forces
Profile last updated: September 1, 2026

About

Founded in 2009, C3 AI is a defense software developer based in Redwood City, United States working in defense software & ai, c4isr, naval systems +1 more.

C3 AI is an enterprise artificial intelligence software company headquartered in Redwood City, California, founded in 2009 (originally as C3 Energy). Its core offering is the C3 Agentic AI Platform, with a library of industry applications spanning energy, manufacturing, utilities, financial services, healthcare and government. Within its defense and intelligence business, the company supplies AI software for U.S. military and federal customers. Stated work includes predictive maintenance for aircraft and military fleets, including designation as a system of record for predictive maintenance across U.S. Air Force aircraft, contested logistics for the U.S. Army, intelligence analysis and decision support, and AI for shipbuilding and naval programmes through a partnership with HII supporting the U.S. Navy. The company reports FedRAMP Moderate authorization and IL5 and IL6 accreditation for protected federal workloads, and it is listed as Awardable on the Department of War Tradewinds Solutions Marketplace. Its offerings are delivered primarily as software, with some engineering and deployment services. The company is publicly traded and reports on SEC filings.

Location

Redwood City, United States

Founded

2009

Company type

Public company

Legal name

C3.ai, Inc.

Focus areas

Enterprise AIDefense & IntelligencePredictive MaintenanceContested LogisticsShipbuilding AIFederal AI

Languages

EN

Products & capabilities

Defense domains

Defense Software & AIC4ISRNaval SystemsMRO & Logistics

Supply-chain role

Software Developer

What they offer

Software

Markets

Also sells to civilian markets

Products

C3 AI Contested Logistics

Defense logistics software

AI-driven contested logistics solution for combat operations, tracking supply chains and resilience under adversarial conditions.

C3 AI Decision Advantage

Intelligence analysis software

Synthesizes multi-domain intelligence sources to expose emergent risks and support commanders' decisions.

GURU

All-source intelligence application

Agentic application built on C3 Generative AI that fuses multi-INT data into a governed, auditable picture for the intelligence community.

C3 AI Readiness

Predictive maintenance software for defense and aerospace

Predicts aircraft and equipment failures and manages spare parts demand to improve fleet availability and reduce lifecycle costs.

End users

Land ForcesAir ForcesNaval Forces

Standards, platforms & customers

Defense standards

IL5IL6

Platforms & programmes

F-35

Named customers

U.S. Air ForceU.S. NavyU.S. ArmyU.S. Marine CorpsHII

Credentials & affiliations

Certifications

DoW Tradewinds Solutions Marketplace Awardable

Issued by: Department of War

FedRAMP Moderate Authorization

Awards

Leader, The Forrester Wave: AI/ML Platforms

Forrester2024

Leader, Industrial AI Analytics Software report

Verdantix2025

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